NO MORE WESTERN EXPRESS!!!!

Update on our days and mileage...
7/3- Dolores to Telluride (70 miles and over Lizards head, a 10,222 ft summit
7/4- Lucked out and talked to a lovely woman named Melissa who amazing found us lodging in an unoccupied home for the weekend (Thanks again Melissa, Susan and company)
-most of us got to see some fantastic fire works!
-got to see the town parade, where post-Scientology Tom Cruise and fam was in attendance (even though we didn't see him) and ate at the town picnic
7/5- Telluride to Montrose (only 60ish miles because we were kinda lazy and tired)
7/6- Montrose to Parlin (over Monarch Pass 11,300 ft in elevation)
7/7- Parlin to Pueblo (92 miles) FINALLY FINISHING THE WESTERN EXPRESS!!!!
7/8- Pueblo to Ordway 48 miles) got really lazy this day, oops.
- met the winner from the Biggest Loser tv show who is biking across the country with his wife
- got to watch a movie in the town park
7/9- Ordway to Tribune (118 miles) OUR FIRST CENTURY CLUB (10 1/2 hours of biking)
7/10- Tribune to Ness City (102 miles)
7/11- Ness City to Larnerd (66 miles)
7/12- Larnerd to Newton (110 miles)

So that is what we have been doing the last week or so and that is why no one has really heard from us lately.... We are still alive and kicking and feeling good that we are out of the Western Express and on the TransAmerica Trail.

We have been able to put in a lot of miles and have felt really good to be getting some days with over 100 miles.

Wally, it was good to hear from you and to answer your questions, I (Homer) do the blogging and everyone else helps in telling me where we have come from and where we are going and other good stories (PG of course) that we should share with everyone else. As for the brushes with the law we have been trying to be more unlawful. While camping in Ness City we snuck into the town pool, scaling a very large fence, so that we could take "showers" in the pool. Also, we have been continuously ignoring traffic safety signs in towns and cities in order to save time...don't worry mom we are all still ok. Oh, I must make a correction. Kara has yet to break any traffic laws, and is all about bike safety.

Sorry, but this is all I got for now. There are plenty more stories, but just don't have the time right now.

Here is the update for where we are right now however. On our ride into Newton, our destination for the night, we met two fabulous people (Dave and Cookie) They were bikers who have gone all over the country and make us look like complete amateurs. We are currently cleaning our clothes in their washer/dryer, taking showers, and sitting around exchanging stories while drinking chocolate milk and eating popcoron. We still are consistently being amazed at the kindness and care that we have been encountering throughout our trip so far. It is a great thing to see and we are so appreciative.

OK, hopefully pictures soon?

The bikers